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Literacy Volunteers

Tuesday, July 30, 2024 at 11:30am - 1:00pm
Board Room at Wallingford Public Library
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Denise Codianne-Calabrese from Literacy Volunteers will be available Tuesdays for literary assistance. If you are an adult who needs help reading, writing, speaking or understandin...

Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Board Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Other
Event Details:

Denise Codianne-Calabrese from Literacy Volunteers will be available Tuesdays for literary assistance.

This event is in the "High Schoolers" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Pet Ghost

Tuesday, July 30, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Collaboratory Conference Table at Wallingford Public Library
Program Type:
Collaboratory, Hands-On Activities, Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
High Schoolers, Adults
Event Details:

If you think about it, ghosts make perfect pets. They take up no room, need no food, you don’t have to clean up after them, and they are always around! The ghosts we will be making...

Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Collaboratory Conference Table
Age Group: High Schoolers, Adults
Program Type: Collaboratory, Hands-On Activities, Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

If you think about it, ghosts make perfect pets. They take up no room, need no food, you don’t have to clean up after them, and they are always around!

Disclaimer(s)

Special Accommodations

If you have a disability and may require special accommodations in order to fully participate in this program, please contact us at (203)265-6754. Advance notice is required to arrange for some accessibility needs. 

 

This event is in the "High Schoolers" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Pet Ghost

Thursday, August 1, 2024 at 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Collaboratory Conference Table at Wallingford Public Library
Program Type:
Collaboratory, Hands-On Activities, Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
High Schoolers, Adults
Event Details:

If you think about it, ghosts make perfect pets. They take up no room, need no food, you don’t have to clean up after them, and they are always around! The ghosts we will be making...

Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Collaboratory Conference Table
Age Group: High Schoolers, Adults
Program Type: Collaboratory, Hands-On Activities, Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

If you think about it, ghosts make perfect pets. They take up no room, need no food, you don’t have to clean up after them, and they are always around!

Disclaimer(s)

Special Accommodations

If you have a disability and may require special accommodations in order to fully participate in this program, please contact us at (203)265-6754. Advance notice is required to arrange for some accessibility needs. 

 

This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Spanish Conversation Group

Thursday, August 1, 2024 at 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Board Room at Wallingford Public Library
Program Type:
Community Events, Español, Hobbies & Gaming, Interest Groups
Age Group:
Teens, Adults
Spanish Conversation Group:

Improve your Spanish in a friendly and non-judgmental space! Some knowledge of Spanish recommended. No registration required.

Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Board Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Community Events, Español, Hobbies & Gaming, Interest Groups

Spanish Conversation Group

Improve your Spanish in a friendly and non-judgmental space! Some knowledge of Spanish recommended.

No registration required.

This event is in the "High Schoolers" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Found Object Beach Mosaic Frame

Thursday, August 1, 2024 at 6:00pm - 8:30pm
Charlotte Collins Meeting Room at Wallingford Public Library
Program Type:
Collaboratory, Hands-On Activities, Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
High Schoolers, Adults
Event Details:

Create a summer memory and one-of-a-kind work of art using a collection of beach-inspired treasures. Bring your own favorite natural finds to personalize your frame. Enter the...

Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Charlotte Collins Meeting Room
Age Group: High Schoolers, Adults
Program Type: Collaboratory, Hands-On Activities, Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Create a summer memory and one-of-a-kind work of art using a collection of beach-inspired treasures. Bring your own favorite natural finds to personalize your frame. 

Disclaimer(s)

Special Accommodations

If you have a disability and may require special accommodations in order to fully participate in this program, please contact us at (203)265-6754. Advance notice is required to arrange for some accessibility needs. 

 

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Morning Ukulele Club

Monday, August 5, 2024 at 10:00am - 11:30am
Charlotte Collins Meeting Room at Wallingford Public Library
Program Type:
Music, Arts, & Culture
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Join our new morning Ukulele Club the first Monday of the month from 10 am - 11:30 am at the Wallingford Public Library! The first hour of each session will be dedicated to more ex...

Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Charlotte Collins Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Music, Arts, & Culture
Event Details:

Join our new morning Ukulele Club the first Monday of the month from 10 am - 11:30 am at the Wallingford Public Library!

This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.

French Conversation Group

Monday, August 5, 2024 at 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Board Room at Wallingford Public Library
Program Type:
Music, Arts, & Culture, Interest Groups
Age Group:
Teens, Adults
French Discussion Group:

Improve your French in a friendly and non-judgmental space! Some knowledge of French recommended.

Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Board Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Music, Arts, & Culture, Interest Groups

French Discussion Group

Improve your French in a friendly and non-judgmental space! Some knowledge of French recommended.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Knit @ WPL

Monday, August 5, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Board Room at Wallingford Public Library
Program Type:
Hobbies & Gaming, Hands-On Activities, Arts & Crafts, Interest Groups
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Knit @ WPL is a place where knitters and crocheters can practice their work in the company of others. Newcomers are welcome to join, but knitting experience is required. No regi...

Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Board Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Hobbies & Gaming, Hands-On Activities, Arts & Crafts, Interest Groups
Event Details:

Knit @ WPL is a place where knitters and crocheters can practice their work in the company of others. Newcomers are welcome to join, but knitting experience is required.

No registration required.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Literacy Volunteers

Tuesday, August 6, 2024 at 11:30am - 1:00pm
Board Room at Wallingford Public Library
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Denise Codianne-Calabrese from Literacy Volunteers will be available Tuesdays for literary assistance. If you are an adult who needs help reading, writing, speaking or understandin...

Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Board Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Other
Event Details:

Denise Codianne-Calabrese from Literacy Volunteers will be available Tuesdays for literary assistance.

This event is in the "High Schoolers" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Open Sew

Tuesday, August 6, 2024 at 6:00pm - 8:30pm
Collaboratory Conference Table at Wallingford Public Library
Program Type:
Collaboratory, Hands-On Activities, Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
High Schoolers, Adults
Event Details:

Do you like to sew? Join people who enjoy quilting and sewing at a casual “drop in” program anytime from 6:00 to 8:30pm in the Collaboratory the first Tuesday evening of each month...

Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Collaboratory Conference Table
Age Group: High Schoolers, Adults
Program Type: Collaboratory, Hands-On Activities, Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Do you like to sew? Join people who enjoy quilting and sewing at a casual “drop in” program anytime from 6:00 to 8:30pm in the Collaboratory the first Tuesday evening of each month. Bring your unfinished projects, either hand sewing or machine.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

A Brief History of UFOs

Tuesday, August 6, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Community Room at Wallingford Public Library
Program Type:
Summer Reading, Lectures, Presentations, & Author Events, Other
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Have you ever gazed up at the stars and wondered if we are really alone here in the universe? Sean & Carrie McCabe, hosts of the "Ain't it Scary? with Sean & Carr...

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Registration
Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Summer Reading, Lectures, Presentations, & Author Events, Other
Registration Required
Event Details:

Have you ever gazed up at the stars and wondered if we are really alone here in the universe? Sean & Carrie McCabe, hosts of the "Ain't it Scary?

This event is in the "High Schoolers" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Interdimensional Visitors Portal

Tuesday, August 6, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Collaboratory Horseshoe Booth at Wallingford Public Library
Program Type:
Collaboratory, Hands-On Activities, Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
High Schoolers, Adults
Event Details:

Do you ever get lonely while sitting at your desk? Invite a traveler from a different realm into your home!Enter the registration lottery from July 20th-22nd at: https://forms...

Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Collaboratory Horseshoe Booth
Age Group: High Schoolers, Adults
Program Type: Collaboratory, Hands-On Activities, Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Do you ever get lonely while sitting at your desk? Invite a traveler from a different realm into your home!

Disclaimer(s)

Special Accommodations

If you have a disability and may require special accommodations in order to fully participate in this program, please contact us at (203)265-6754. Advance notice is required to arrange for some accessibility needs. 

 

This event is in the "Adults" group.

WPL Play Readers

Wednesday, August 7, 2024 at 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Charlotte Collins Meeting Room at Wallingford Public Library
Program Type:
Music, Arts, & Culture, Interest Groups
Age Group:
Adults
WPL Play Readers:

The Wallingford Public Library Play Readers perform dramatic readings of comedies and dramas, monologues, scenes from William Shakespeare’s plays, and short plays of Thornton Wilde...

Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Charlotte Collins Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Music, Arts, & Culture, Interest Groups

WPL Play Readers

The Wallingford Public Library Play Readers perform dramatic readings of comedies and dramas, monologues, scenes from William Shakespeare’s plays, and short plays of Thornton Wilder and Eugene O’Neill. Members of the group select plays and cast roles for members. You may join the WPL Play Readers as a spectator or participant.

No registration required.

This event is in the "High Schoolers" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Interdimensional Visitors Portal

Thursday, August 8, 2024 at 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Collaboratory Conference Table at Wallingford Public Library
Program Type:
Collaboratory, Hands-On Activities, Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
High Schoolers, Adults
Event Details:

Do you ever get lonely while sitting at your desk? Invite a traveler from a different realm into your home!Enter the registration lottery from July 20th-22nd at: https://forms...

Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Collaboratory Conference Table
Age Group: High Schoolers, Adults
Program Type: Collaboratory, Hands-On Activities, Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Do you ever get lonely while sitting at your desk? Invite a traveler from a different realm into your home!

Disclaimer(s)

Special Accommodations

If you have a disability and may require special accommodations in order to fully participate in this program, please contact us at (203)265-6754. Advance notice is required to arrange for some accessibility needs. 

 

This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Spanish Conversation Group

Thursday, August 8, 2024 at 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Board Room at Wallingford Public Library
Program Type:
Community Events, Español, Hobbies & Gaming, Interest Groups
Age Group:
Teens, Adults
Spanish Conversation Group:

Improve your Spanish in a friendly and non-judgmental space! Some knowledge of Spanish recommended. No registration required.

Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Board Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Community Events, Español, Hobbies & Gaming, Interest Groups

Spanish Conversation Group

Improve your Spanish in a friendly and non-judgmental space! Some knowledge of Spanish recommended.

No registration required.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Talking TED @ Home

Thursday, August 8, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Zoom Virtual Meeting at Wallingford Public Library
Program Type:
Collaboratory, Interest Groups
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Join librarian Cindy Haiken on Zoom to watch and discuss a popular TED talk. Once registered, you will receive an invitation to the Zoom meeting via email on the day of the event. ...

Virtual Event
Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Zoom Virtual Meeting
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Collaboratory, Interest Groups
Event Details:

Join librarian Cindy Haiken on Zoom to watch and discuss a popular TED talk. Once registered, you will receive an invitation to the Zoom meeting via email on the day of the event.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Saturday Mornings with Poetry

Saturday, August 10, 2024 at 9:45am - 12:00pm
Charlotte Collins Meeting Room at Wallingford Public Library
Program Type:
Music, Arts, & Culture, Interest Groups
Age Group:
Adults
Saturday Mornings with Poetry:

IN-PERSON MEETING A meeting of people who love reading and writing poetry. SMwP provides poetic opportunities for anyone to share their poetry, discuss the literary wo...

Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Charlotte Collins Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Music, Arts, & Culture, Interest Groups

Saturday Mornings with Poetry

IN-PERSON MEETING

A meeting of people who love reading and writing poetry. SMwP provides poetic opportunities for anyone to share their poetry, discuss the literary works of poets known and unknown, and expand skills in writing and editing poems in the shared camaraderie of comfortable, supportive members. 

No registration required. To participate and for details about meeting virtually or in-person, contact Karen Ciosek at kjc73048@gmail.com.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Fake News & Information Literacy

Monday, August 12, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Charlotte Collins Meeting Room at Wallingford Public Library
Program Type:
Collaboratory, Technology Training
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

It can be hard to figure out what is true and what is not in today's world. Learn some tips and tricks for evaluating the credibility of news sources in this lecture-based class.

Registration
Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Charlotte Collins Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Collaboratory, Technology Training
Registration Required
Event Details:

It can be hard to figure out what is true and what is not in today's world. Learn some tips and tricks for evaluating the credibility of news sources in this lecture-based class.

Disclaimer(s)

Special Accommodations

If you have a disability and may require special accommodations in order to fully participate in this program, please contact us at (203)265-6754. Advance notice is required to arrange for some accessibility needs. 

 

This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.

French Conversation Group

Monday, August 12, 2024 at 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Board Room at Wallingford Public Library
Program Type:
Music, Arts, & Culture, Interest Groups
Age Group:
Teens, Adults
French Discussion Group:

Improve your French in a friendly and non-judgmental space! Some knowledge of French recommended.

Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Board Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Music, Arts, & Culture, Interest Groups

French Discussion Group

Improve your French in a friendly and non-judgmental space! Some knowledge of French recommended.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Literacy Volunteers

Tuesday, August 13, 2024 at 11:30am - 1:00pm
Board Room at Wallingford Public Library
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Denise Codianne-Calabrese from Literacy Volunteers will be available Tuesdays for literary assistance. If you are an adult who needs help reading, writing, speaking or understandin...

Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Board Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Other
Event Details:

Denise Codianne-Calabrese from Literacy Volunteers will be available Tuesdays for literary assistance.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

The History of Grave Robbing

Tuesday, August 13, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Community Room at Wallingford Public Library
Program Type:
Summer Reading, Lectures, Presentations, & Author Events, Other
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Join us for a unique program by the B.C. Bailey Funeral Home! This presentation delves into the intriguing history and underlying motivations behind the practice of grave robbing. ...

Register Now
Registration
Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Summer Reading, Lectures, Presentations, & Author Events, Other
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us for a unique program by the B.C. Bailey Funeral Home! This presentation delves into the intriguing history and underlying motivations behind the practice of grave robbing.

This event is in the "High Schoolers" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Needle Felted Nessie

Tuesday, August 13, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Collaboratory Conference Table at Wallingford Public Library
Program Type:
Collaboratory, Hands-On Activities, Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
High Schoolers, Adults
Event Details:

Learn how to needle felt by hand and create a small, decorative Loch Ness Monster. Needle felting uses a barbed needle to mat fibers together, typically in wool.Enter the registrat...

Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Collaboratory Conference Table
Age Group: High Schoolers, Adults
Program Type: Collaboratory, Hands-On Activities, Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Learn how to needle felt by hand and create a small, decorative Loch Ness Monster. Needle felting uses a barbed needle to mat fibers together, typically in wool.

Disclaimer(s)

Special Accommodations

If you have a disability and may require special accommodations in order to fully participate in this program, please contact us at (203)265-6754. Advance notice is required to arrange for some accessibility needs. 

 

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Evening Ukulele Club

Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Charlotte Collins Meeting Room at Wallingford Public Library
Program Type:
Music, Arts, & Culture
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Join our new evening Ukulele Club the second Wednesday of the month from 7 pm - 8:30 pm at the Wallingford Public Library! The first hour of each session will be dedicated to more ...

Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Charlotte Collins Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Music, Arts, & Culture
Event Details:

Join our new evening Ukulele Club the second Wednesday of the month from 7 pm - 8:30 pm at the Wallingford Public Library!

This event is in the "High Schoolers" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Needle Felted Nessie

Thursday, August 15, 2024 at 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Collaboratory Conference Table at Wallingford Public Library
Program Type:
Collaboratory, Hands-On Activities, Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
High Schoolers, Adults
Event Details:

Learn how to needle felt by hand and create a small, decorative Loch Ness Monster. Needle felting uses a barbed needle to mat fibers together, typically in wool.Enter the registrat...

Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Collaboratory Conference Table
Age Group: High Schoolers, Adults
Program Type: Collaboratory, Hands-On Activities, Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Learn how to needle felt by hand and create a small, decorative Loch Ness Monster. Needle felting uses a barbed needle to mat fibers together, typically in wool.

Disclaimer(s)

Special Accommodations

If you have a disability and may require special accommodations in order to fully participate in this program, please contact us at (203)265-6754. Advance notice is required to arrange for some accessibility needs.